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Lee Corso Out for College GameDay at SEC Championship After 'Minor Procedure'

Lee Corso isn't in attendance for College GameDay's appearance at the SEC Championship between the Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs.
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Analysts Kirk Herbstreit, left, and Lee Corso get ready to begin ESPN College Game Day, filmed at the University of Texas on the South Mall, ahead of the Longhorns' game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024.
Analysts Kirk Herbstreit, left, and Lee Corso get ready to begin ESPN College Game Day, filmed at the University of Texas on the South Mall, ahead of the Longhorns' game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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ATLANTA -- ESPN's College GameDay crew is on site in Atlanta for Saturday's SEC Championship between the Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs, but one notable face isn't in attendance.

Lee Corso isn't participating in Saturday's pregame show after undergoing a "minor procedure" earlier in the week. GameDay host Rece Davis said that Corso, 89, is "doing great."

"Our good friend Lee Corso had a minor procedure this week," Davis said on the show. He's doing great, look forward to getting Lee back during the postseason. Know he's watching right now and he'll be with us throughout the day."

Saturday marks the fourth time this season that Texas has been one of the featured teams on College GameDay, as the weekly pregame show was on sight for Texas at Michigan (Sept. 7), vs. Georgia (Oct. 19) and at Texas A&M (Nov. 30).

Corso has said since the beginning of the season that Texas is his pick to win the National Championship. Before the Longhorns' 20-10 win over Arkansas on Nov. 16.

"Texas is my national champion pick," Corso said. "I'm not going away from that. That's the story, I'm sticking to it. Texas."

College GameDay announced earlier in the week that movie star Timothée Chalamet will be joining Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Desmond Howard and Davis on Saturday as the show's celebrity guest picker.

No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia will kick off from Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on ABC. The Longhorns enter as three-point favorites.

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Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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